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Sunday, September 20, 2015

Martini dress number four

After last time's dress sewing theme adventure, that fortunately ended
well but on which I I feared for the dress' future, I longed for an
satisfying quick sew. I took my treasured Martini pattern and sewed a
fourth dress from it. Here you can find number one and two and three.

Although
I used my already cut pieces (on which I did a full breast adjustment),
I did change up the thing again. This time I cut the back as one piece.
This was a bit of a challenge because the pattern pieces are very
curvy. The end result understates why I love working with knits. Knits
are forgiving (to some extend), I surely didn't succeed in puzzling all
those curves together for the full hundred percent but it was good
enough. I pieced the back together because this way the print is not
distorted. On the front, due to my breasts the princess seams are great,
but although I am curvy at the back as well, I think the added plus
there is much less.

Another thing I changed is the bottom of
the dress. The Martini curves inwards, but this time I drew a small
flare outwards from the waist down. I drew a much lower neckline than I
did last time, a few of you correctly pointed out that showing some more
skin there would be better.

The fabric is from Stoffenelf
and has a great drape. Stoffenelf has a quickly changing stock, and this fabric is already out of stock. Check out the current stock (many digital jersey's), you will surely find some nice alternatives. I cut this dress the night this fabric (and many
more) arrived in my home. There isn't much that is more satisfying than
sewing a dress that immediately fits great from fabric you just bought.

I
love to hear what you think of my creations. Feel free to leave a
comment in the language you prefer (although Google translate might have
to assist me if you choose something different than English, German,
Dutch or Hungarian).

About me

I am a Dutch mother of four (three girls and one boy) and an academic. I love to create and use this blog to share my creations with the world. I knit, crochet, sew, bake etc. and many of those skills I learned from bloggers around the globe. I hope you like reading about my creative adventures and that they may inspire you.